How to make Bosnian/Turkish coffee

Bosnian coffe is in fact far more than just a hot beverage, this coffee is in fact essential to having any social event. In Bosnia, everything from business to a simple conversation would be done over drinking this coffee.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Finely ground coffee beans (powder-like)
• Special coffee pot called a dzezva
• Espresso cups (also called fildzan cups in Bosnian)
• Small spoon
• Stove
• Fresh water
• Kettle

1. Pour fresh water in a kettle and bring it to a boil

2. Put four tablespoons of ground coffee into dzezva and pour boiling water over this

3. Put the dzezva back on the stove and let the water reboil with the coffee in it

4. Once coffee has reboiled, take off stove and let cool for 30 seconds then add more hot water to dzezva

5. Before serving, skim the surface for ground coffee bits that have not sunk to the bottom of the dzezva

6. Serve hot in espresso cups and enjoy!

Tips & Warnings

• Dzezva is pronounced "dez-va"
• Espresso cups are called fildzan cups in Bosnia (pronounced "fil-jan")
• Be careful that the coffee does not spill over, this can be easy with a dzezva

[CrnoOka]

on 12/4/2008 Four tablespoons of fine ground coffee and how much water? It is realy important to have right amount of water and coffee.
Add a teaspoonful of the fine ground coffee per cup.

[AbbyNormal]

on 5/29/2008 yum

[tamps]

on 5/28/2008 The instructions on how to make Bosnian coffee come straight from a woman i know named Dajlia Brecher, a native of Bosnia